The hockey season continues for the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Facing elimination if they lost, the T-Birds got goals from Dillon Dube and Marc Andre Gaudette, while riding hot goaltending from
Georgii Romanov to beat Wilks Barre 2-0 before a near capacity crowd of 6422 at the Mass Mutual Center.
Following a scoreless first period, Dube got his fifth goal of the playoffs, and what was actually the gamewinner at the 16:14 mark of the second period.
Marc Andre Gaudette provided the insurance goal in the third period at the 6:48 mark with a power play goal.
Friday is a travel day in the best of five series.
The deciding game 5 will be in Wilks Barre Saturday night.
The pregame here on Newsradio 560 WHYN begins at 5:50.